Ava gasped and took a step backwards after Henry flung the envelope towards her and all the contents spilled over to the ground.She was about to ask what had come over him when her eyes caught one of the contents of the envelope. It was a picture of her and Miguel.She swallowed hard as she stared at the open picture while wondering what could be contained in the rest of them.Her breath hitched when she looked up at Henry and saw the fierce look in his eyes. His eyes were burning and she knew that she needed to keep away as much as possible before the fire in his eyes burned her."So you are a traitor." Henry said under his breath and took another step close to Ava who immediately moved back in fright. "All these while you were coming close to me, you have actually been working closely with my enemies to bring me down. I actually thought that you to an extent felt something for me, I didn't know it was just all a ploy to get me to trust you so that you will ruin me."Ava could see p
Ava stood there watching Henry as he got into his car and swallowed hard.She started to feel a bit hopeful when he didn't drive away immediately, she was wondering what was going through his mind and why he stayed back there. Maybe he would come back to her and give a chance not to explain. She thought to herself as she stood there watching his car while trying to fight the tears that were threatening to burst out of her eyes at any moment.She did not just feel disappointed when he drove away, she felt equally dejected and felt like her life was about to come to an end. If only he had given her the chance to explain.Slowly, she retraced her steps backwards with shaky legs and went over to sit on the bench Henry had been sitting on before she arrived.The corner of her eyes stung, no matter how she tried to hold onto it, it stung even more and burned till she could take it no more. Soon, she was unable to hold back the tears and they began flooding out of her eyes like a volcano of
Ava strolled around her room with a heavy heart. She soon stopped in front of her mirror and stood there to stare back at her reflection. Her eyes were red as she stared back at them. It seemed like she had been crying for a very long time. She picked up her from the table and stared at the blank screen for a few seconds until her vision blurred out. She sighed deeply and walked towards her bed. She sat there and stared at her screen again. She placed her finger on the fingerprint sensor. She scrolled through the app and tapped on her phone book. Henry's number was the first, second, and third number displayed there. She called him three times about three hours ago, another three times about an hour ago, and once, a few seconds ago. She sighed deeply and dialled Henry's number one more time. She wasn't expecting him to pick up, but she kept calling. She didn't know why she was still calling Henry, even though she was not expecting him to pick up. She had been calling him for the p
Henry did the last button of his suit at the same time as his phone beeped. He winced and reached out to take the phone which was lying on his table.His face immediately formed into a frown when he unlocked his phone and noticed who the message was from.Ava has texted him for the umpteenth time begging to meet up with him and explain things."Henry, please, can you stop ignoring me? Let's meet up and talk this out. I beg you, I can explain everything that happened. Just give me a listening ear." Henry could read the tone of the message, in fact, he could even read the entire text message in her voice.He scoffed and tossed his phone to a corner and went ahead with his dressing. What exactly was she trying to explain? Why did she come close to him pretending to like and care about him when she was only trying to ruin him? Or why was she working hand in hand with his enemies to ruin his company? What reason is justifiable enough for her to do that? There was a deep frown on Henry's
Paparazzi went crazy the moment the Floater's limousine showed up in front of the ball room. It had a customized plate number so there was no way it would not be recognized even from a distance.Henry and his mother stayed back in the car for the first few minutes after the cat stopped so they could get ready to smile for the camera.Madame Gu leaned towards Henry and straightened up his collar. After that, she touched the side of his face and tugged at it."Make sure you wear a smile on this face when we go out there. It's your big day, and we have to show them what a happy family we are.With that, Madame Gu beckoned to the driver who immediately rushed over to the side to open the door for the both of them and they both stepped down from the car.Immediately, all the reporters and camera men that had been awaiting their arrival went mad, they were falling over each other to make sure they captured the pictures accurately.Henry took a deep sigh and rolled his eyes.Was this all he
Linda walked out of her room and met her mom, Mary and James, having dinner. She quickly joined them. They discussed and laughed excitedly. Linda wondered what they were gossiping about. "Next time, you will create space for me to go with you so that I can meet and mingle with the elites. Else, we would have very serious issues," Mary teased. Catherine smiled deeply. "Don't worry. We will see how to fix you next time. Just be ready to go with us."Mary laughed excitedly. "At least, I would get to meet the elites, too. Maybe I would even find a handsome young man to seduce and get something out of him. We could even become a thing."Catherine only laughed. After eating dinner, everyone went to their room to dress up so that they could leave for the ball. Mary went with Linda to pick her outfit. "I came running all the way here immediately after I got the call from your mom," Mary told Linda. She smiled and shook her head. "My mom is just something else. Who told her I could no
Madame Gu let out a deep breath and stood there with her fists folded staring at Benedict's son discussing with her son.She swallowed hard, it was easy to see the visible anger that resided in her at the sight of Miguel speaking to her son.Mr Benedict had been a potential enemy of both her husband and her when he was still alive. He was probably still mad because Henry's father took his place. He was one of the people she needed to protect her son against and if she had her way, she would not even want to introduce Henry to the rest of the family. Especially him.Madame Gu walks towards them after trying to plaster a fake smile on her face because she knew that people were watching and they were definitely going to notice that there was a subtle family crisis going on."Mom," Henry called as soon as he mother came to stand beside him."I've been searching for you, honey." Madame Gu said and placed her hand on her son's shoulder while watching Miguel viciously."I've been just here,
Linda sat behind the limousine as they drove back home from the ball, oblivious of her surroundings and the conversation going on between the other occupants of the car. She was reflecting on the events that transpired at the ball, which happened to be the same with the discussion going on."I thought that at least, since we were now partners with the Floater group, we would at least be treated like dignitaries at the ball." James hammered."I was hardly even recognised." Catherine fired amidst gritted teeth. "I was just treated like an ordinary guest."The conversation went on with everybody showing how irritated they were that the Guild family were made to look like ordinary guests at the ball.Linda could not help but dream about how they would have been treated if she had had ebook patience with Henry and had not listened to her mother and divorced him. She knew that Henry no longer gave a fuck about her, he showed it the day she went to his office to see him, she had been talking